2003 Dodge Caravan Airbag light

2003 DODGE CARAVAN
215,000 MILES • 3.3L • V6 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MAXDOG65
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My airbag comes on when the van is warm why all of a sudden the light came on and stays on? Also I use to warm my van up in the morning in the winter well we just a little bit of snow in Sept. and when I got into the van I had no heat it was colder in the van then outside are these connected?
Oct 27, 2014 at 7:56 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Nope. The Air Bag Computer monitors a number of different circuits, and when it detects a problem, it turns the system off so it won't deploy in a crash, it sets a diagnostic fault code to indicate which circuit needs further diagnosis, and it turns the warning light on to tell you. The place to start is by having the code read and recorded.

The place to start with the lack of heat is to observe the temperature gauge on the dash, and to feel the radiator and heater hoses after the engine has warmed up. They should be too hot to hold onto for very long.
Oct 27, 2014 at 8:13 PM
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